GRE Word List

ENIGMA

something hard to understand or explain

The meaning of the word enigma is something hard to understand or explain.

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WordMeaning
prizesomething offered or striven for in competition or in contests of chance
hermeticof or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d.
promulgateto make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim
modicuma small portion : a limited quantity
reparationa repairing or keeping in repair
impuissanceweakness
imperialof, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor
momentuma property (see property
usurpto seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right
intersticea space that intervenes between things